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Korean Students Donate for Earthquake Relief

On July 18, 2015July 18, 2015By Ron KonecnyIn FoundationTags Contribute, donation, donations, Dr. Mahabir Pun, Dr. Tae - Ho Song, drying house, earthquake, Engineers Without Borders, EWB, foreign aid, former volunteer Nangi, fund raiser, fund raising, HEF, HEF donation, hydro generators, KAIST, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Mahabir, Mahabir Pun, Nangi, Nepal building damage, Nepal earthquake, Nepal earthquake relief fund, Professor Tae - Ho Song, solar power, solar water pump, wood heated drying house

Students from the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) raised and donated $6129 USD for earthquake relief. They are supporting the rebuilding of a school in one of the districts affected by the April 2015 earthquake. The KAIST student group, Engineers Without Borders (EWB), took the initiative and spearheaded the fund raising with the KAIST Undergraduate Council and International Scholar and Student Services. KAIST is a prestigious Korean university and the most respected Professor Tae – Ho Song heads the team. Working with Dr. Mahabir Pun’s Nepal Wireless organization, Dr. Song brought teams of 15 undergraduate and graduate engineering students to Nepal...

Small Donations Matter

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On June 12, 2015June 12, 2015By Ron KonecnyIn FoundationTags Australia volunteer, Contribute, cupcakes, donation, donations, Dr. Mahabir Pun, earthquake, former volunteer Nangi, fund raiser, fund raising, HEF, HEF donation, Mahabir, Mahabir Pun, Nangi, Nepal earthquake, Nepal earthquake relief fund, Nepal Relief Fund, News, Relief Fund

Kate, a former Australia volunteer, sent this message to HEF along with her daughter’s donation for the Earthquake Relief Fund. It shows that small donations really do matter. “My daughter, Sarah, ran a cupcake stall to raise money for earthquake victims. She raised AU$446 which converts to US$340. We hope this helps a little. Thanks, Kate. PS I volunteered in Nangi about 15 years ago and it was a wonderful experience. I would love to bring my children there someday.” This amount of money is about the average annual income for a family in Nepal. Think about the impact…one cupcake...

Earthquake Relief – Controversy

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On June 2, 2015June 2, 2015By Ron KonecnyIn FoundationTags Contribute, controversy, Dr. Mahabir Pun, earthquake, Nepal building damage, Nepal earthquake, Nepal earthquake relief fund, Nepal government, Nepal politics, Nepal Prime Minister, Nepal Prime Minister's Relief Fund, Nepal Relief Fund, politics, Relief Fund

The Nepal government set up the Prime Minister disaster relief fund mandating all earthquake relief money from any organization either Nepal or globally based be directed to the fund. This is in a country where thousands of non-government agencies have operated aid programs for decades without government supervision. The goal was to coordinate all funds arriving into Nepal for disaster relief into one program and avoid duplication and/or waste of services. Controversy has developed amid speculation and concerns for it’s ability to monitor, distribute and assess such a monumental task. Dr. Mahabir Pun wrote to the Nepal Chief Secretary, Lilamani Poudyal, concerning the...

Earthquake Devastation in Pictures & Numbers

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On May 21, 2015May 21, 2015By Ron KonecnyIn FoundationTags Dr. Mahabir Pun, earthquake, fund raiser, fund raising, HEF, HEF donation, Mahabir, Mahabir Pun, Nepal building damage, Nepal earthquake, Nepal earthquake deaths, Nepal earthquake relief fund, Nepal government, Nepal politics, Nepal Prime Minister, Nepal Prime Minister's Relief Fund, Nepal Relief Fund, politics, Relief Fund

American Nepal Medical Association posts regular updates on the field disaster relief work in pictures and texts. Dr. Mahabir Pun wrote: “Just to give you an idea of how big the damage is, I have given the summary of the damage as follows. They are still collecting more information.” Source: Nepal Government website No. of Nepali people died – 8,604 No. of people injured – 16,808 No. of foreigners died/injured – 70/50 No. of foreigners missing – 111 No. Government buildings fully destroyed – 768 No. of houses fully destroyed–488,789 No. of houses partially destroyed – 267,477 No. of schools fully destroyed –...

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On May 14, 2015May 14, 2015By Ron KonecnyIn FoundationTags controversy, donation, donations, Dr. Mahabir Pun, earthquake, fund raiser, Mahabir, Mahabir Pun, Nepal earthquake, Nepal earthquake relief fund, Nepal government, Nepal politics, Nepal Prime Minister, Nepal Prime Minister's Relief Fund, Nepal Relief Fund, politics, Relief Fund

How do you recover from a natural disaster when your government struggled on a daily basis to develop a progressive and equitable framework for raising Nepal out of poverty? An interesting debate has developed on Mahabir Pun’s Facebook page. Read Mahabir’s statement to the Nepal government here. And read the many comments here.

Earthquake News – UNK Nepalese Students Raise Funds

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On May 2, 2015May 2, 2015By Ron KonecnyIn FoundationTags Contribute, donation, donations, Dr. Mahabir Pun, earthquake, fund raiser, fund raising, HEF, HEF donation, Nepal earthquake, News, UNK, UNK Nepalese students, UNK students

Since Tuesday, the University of Nebraska at Kearney Nepalese student organization, NESAK, has manned a table in the student union to collect funds for HEF and distribute information about the Nepal earthquake. They are also hosting a candle light vigil and prayer service on campus Friday May 1, 2015 in the evening and inviting the community. http://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/nepalese-students-at-unk-lead-fundraising-efforts-for-earthquake-relief/article_a3c17018-9f4a-5c66-bf1a-ad7de4e678da.html

Dr. Mahabir Pun and Volunteers Install Solar Panels, Pumps, Generator and Camera

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On March 31, 2014March 31, 2014By Ron KonecnyIn FoundationTags Dr. Mahabir Pun, drying house, generator, Mohare, Nangi, pump, solar panel

Report from Dr. Mahabir Pun: A group of six people from OCI Company Korea arrived on February 7, 2014 and installed 1,200W solar panel for the computer lab in Nangi and 1200 W solar panel for Paudwar school with battery back up. They also had provided 2,200W solar panel for the water pump in Mohare Community Lodge. On February 10, we had a group of 14 university students and one professor from the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. They were members of Engineers Without Borders. It was good opportunity for them to learn things from real situation and good support...

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